I thought we'd try Sonic today and get a cheeseburger but it was not to be. Two problems, both corporate related, and so it didn't happen. I pulled up to the carhop display but built my order on the app. And wow, they don't have an option to exclude the bun. But okay, I can just pull the bun off and not worry about losing ketosis. Second, they don't accept Discover on Google Pay. I have no idea why my internet bank switched my debit card from Mastercard to Discover but they did and it means that if I don't want Mrs. K. to know what I'm spending money on, I can't do it. Sadly, I never completed my order. But I can say that the parking area is clean, the machine functioned well and the place seemed welcoming. [Review 264 of 2026 - 1397 in South Carolina - 25453 overall] read more

Sonic Drive-In - Sonic Drive-In, Tega Cay - Burgers Near Me - Tega Cay, South Carolina

employees are always very kind, but the service has been extremely slow for years now. i will usually only order one drink and maybe a side with an average wait time of 30-45 minutes. and when i do get my food it tastes like it's been sitting for ages. the wait would be semi excusable if i was getting fresh food but its never that. it's sad this location has a reputation of being slow, a big reason a lot of people choose not to come here anymore. read more

Come on. We waited 25 mins or so today for two diet limeades and a small order of mozzarella sticks. Driving home I thought my limeade just tasted like diet sprite. Sure enough. Get home and no limes at all. I mean seriously. read more

Sonic Drive-In - Limeade without lime. Sigh. - Burgers Near Me - Tega Cay, South Carolina

Drove past and saw the 50 Cent corndogs all day sign. Definitely had to stop and grab six corn dogs for the fam and a mango and peach slush for myself. There wasn't a limit to how many of the special you could order. I noticed that this location is only open some of the time. Not sure if they're seasonal or just open when they have staff. From start to finish I was probably in line for five minutes. The corn dogs were delicious. I inhaled two corn dogs on the car ride home. My niece ate another two when I got home and she took over my slush. This Sonic Drive In never disappoints only if they aren't open. Sonic Drive In 3039 Highway 160 Tega Cay, SC 29708 Thursday October 31, 2019 7pm read more

The food is good and th service is normal, its a fast food restaurant so there isn't much to judge. Its fast food. I enjoy this sonic a lot!

Ohhhh my goodness. I can't with this location and never again.. I sat at the drive thru for 15mins with no one acknowledging me in the speaker.. All I ordered was a chili cheese coney. But 15mins of waiting to order and another 15mins to get the order. I was soo shocked, I almost ran into the sign.. And one of the employees have the stankiest face she can muster up. The food was really good. But the waiting time and customer service won't get me to come back. read more

Worst. Sonic. Ever. The service is shockingly slow, the food is marginal at best, and the carhops are lacking manners and arrive with the personality of a cardboard box. Hopefully Sonic will do something about this terrible franchise location soon. Tega Cay needs business owners who take pride in their establishments and serve customers properly. We've given this location several chances, but have had enough and will not be coming back. This time we actually drove around twice to try to get the order right, and drove away with two leaking cups. We had to go to the gas station nearby to throw away our drinks and get some that tasted proper and didn't leak. read more

Never understood how it's a ridiculously long wait and then they still manage to get your order wrong...

i can only assume low ratings are from the old owners. the new operations manager (4/27/25) is an absolute delight. sonic is my households weekly comfort food so i appreciate the friendliness, the freshness of the food, and it's a beautiful location to sit outside at very comfortable and great ambience! read more

Slow service even when parking lot is empty take 30min to receive my meal. Throughout the waiting, the manager is looking at his phone and 3 coworkers are chatting while one kitchen worker just slowly taking tike to prepare the burger read more

Save yourself time and frustration and DON'T GO HERE!They were out of half of the things we ordered. The ice cream machine was broken. The food we got was NOT EDIBLE!!! It was burnt so bad we couldn't bring ourselves to even eat it. WORST. SONIC. EXPERIENCE. EVER!!! read more

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This was the worst service ever! It took a hour and a half to get a milkshake! They didn't even apologize or compensate after such a long wait. I strongly recommend you never go here. The service was royal garbage read more

Please tell drivers to KNOCK don't tap!! Food was delivered in a timely fashion, thank you. The app on-line defaults to "contactless delivery" which is annoying. I enjoyed my meal. Thank you. read more

Waited in line for 17 minutes (got there at 9:45) and got to the drive thru order screen at 9:55. No one ever answered my "hello"'s can you just tell me if you are going to just close on me after I waited all this time. No response. No answer. Just flat out ignored. They close at 10 so I have a feeling they wanted the car in front of me as their last order so they turned off their headset or something. Can't rely on any fast food places anymore bc they don't pay a living wage and then wonder why "no one wants to work." Pay your employees well and treat them well and you'd be surprised but at least once a week because of my odd work schedule I get ignored by a fast food place or told they are closed despite hours stating they are open. read more

Two stars for for fast and friendly service! -3 for the cooks! The food is horrible! Burgers are served cold. Poppers, fries and tots were over cooked and the grease was old. Ice cream is good, but the machines do that work. I don't know why I keep giving Sonic a chance. It ain't what it was 35 years ago! read more

If you come here plan on being here forever ! Took over 25 minutes just to get a milkshake after ordering it and there were literally 4 other cars here . The employees here don't give a crap about how long you wait . read more

I've been here about once a week for the past two months and have always had great service. I usually get drinks in the morning or during happy hour. My only complaint is even asking for "easy ice" the majority of the cup is filled with it. The diet cherry limeade is delicious and I feel guilty for drinking it, even though it is a "free food" by my dietary standards! read more

Sonic Drive-In - Easy ice is still filled to "that line" - Burgers Near Me - Tega Cay, South Carolina

I love Sonic, but this location is a discredit to the brand. In two years, I've never gone and they actually had onion rings. But more concerning is the service I have received (or not received) at this location. Twice, I have ordered using the mobile app, given that this location is often short staffed. When I arrived, the parking lot was pretty empty. I followed the steps to check in and I waited. After about thirty minutes, the screen said my order had been completed, though I hadn't received any food or drinks. I then pushed the button to speak with someone and no one responded. When I went to the door, I was told that they were out of half the items I ordered (I had already paid). The first time they then prepared the remainder of the order. But the second time they told me they were about to close and didn't have time to make my order. Again, I had already paid. I've pretty much given up on this location and won't be returning. read more

My husband got a strawberry slushy and I asked him for some and when I looked in the cup I saw this!! This looks like mold to me! Old strawberry read more

Sonic Drive-In - Mold - Burgers Near Me - Tega Cay, South Carolina

Everytime I come here it's terrible. Food and service. Guy told us that we didn't pay and we did , called us a liar and I told him to get his shit together. They always mess up on my food and once I found a nail. Aka acrylic nail. I've also had hair in my food many times. Theses employees don't give two shits read more

Went to two sonics before arriving here. Was worried it wouldn't be worth the drive/time. I was sooo wrong! Delicious mozzarella sticks. The ocean water made me feel like i was in Malibu! There was a little bit of a wait but the workers were so patient & hardworking! Def would come back if I didn't live an hour away read more

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The drive thru needs some work, they literally never say hello when you drive up but instead you have to speak first and after you order there's this long pause. I drove up today and crickets, I say hello, she says "just a minute" it is 11am and there are no cars except me! So I and wait and wait and get annoyed and drive off just as she's saying "how can I help you", i drove to the window and she apologized and gave me the cup of ice I ordered for no charge but the picture shows how it looked. Yuck!! Get it together guys!! read more

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Food is usually great but last time I went I waited over 20 minutes for my order and they gave me the wrong milkshake. I understand being busy but it should never take that long read more

Worst sonic I've been too. Orders take up to 20 plus minutes even if you are just ordering two drinks. Once waited 25 mins in the drive through for a slushy. Also their ice cream machine is broken lol read more

Yuck, yuck yuck. Burger over cooked Bacon burnt Fries. Dried out Dining areas (in and out) dirty Floor sooo sticky you made noise when you walked. Had to clean and disinfect table and chair before sitting. Shake, as always excellent Service.. sucked. Watche a guy on his lunch break press intercome multiple times..NO Answer about 10 min.. read more

No wonder this sonic was empty during lunch time. Food took a while even though we were the only people in there. Also having to pay money for a refill and not even getting a large cup back for my refill is idiotic. Worst sonic I've ever been to and it's not even close read more

We ordered at a drive up stall and after 25 minutes of waiting for our order pushed the red button again. 10 minute later no one would respond. We even called the phone number to ask if they had forgotten about us and they couldn't figure it out. We left and got burgers blizzards at Dairy Queen. Took 5 minutes and tasted better anyways. read more

If I could give half a star I would. This place sucks! The wait is getting longer and longer. They're always out of stuff and now it's drivethru only. Sonics all over york county suck especially this one. Fast food business is dead! This place sucks STAY AWAY!!!!!! read more

Sonic seems to be going downhill. Went for my usual fav Toaster Burger and had a disappointing experience. First of all, although I knew what I would order, the other person I was with could not decipher the menu as it was backwards in the order sign!! Seriously, "stall 9" the writing is totally reversed! The burgers were overcooked and no onion ring so not as good as usual. To top it all off, they charged $.30 for water; there's a first for everything! Will go to Five Guys next time. read more

I came back and changed my rating from a 4 (the first week or two that they opened) to a 1 (fast forward a month). They have a bunch of kids working there that do not care what type of food they serve. We got burgers that were cold with rock hard buns and dry meat. As you can see in the pictures the cheese wasn't even melted. When I took them back the manager said "It's not supposed to be like that." YOU THINK. He did make it right, but this isn't the first time this has happened. I really wanted to like this location. read more

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took them 30min to give us 3 milkshakes and 1 burger and fries and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and andand and and and and and and and and read more

Ok. Just saw an ad on tv for the toasted s'mores Shane. Sent my son all the way there and they don't have the ingredients to make one. Are you kidding me. Worse than mc'ds. I'll NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. Always a disaste. How can you be out of ice cream. Just crazy. read more

Love sonic but lately it's been slow. I waited after I pushed the red button for 15 minutes, and when nobody took my order I just left. I was almost late for work. Didn't even seem that busy. Not great fast food as far as being "fast" But it's still pretty yummy if you've got time. A++ slushees. read more

honestly really sad writing this because i used to love this sonic. i used to come every day before and after work for the half priced app drinks. mind you i only order one drink and it's a dr pepper. the normal wait time for me to receive my order is about 15-30 minutes, and that's with no one in the drive through or parking spots. if it's even slightly busy don't expect to get your food for close to an hour. the other day i had ordered my drink and sat in the stall for about 20 minutes. i was running late so i thought it would be easier to just go inside and let them know. the screen at the stall i was at had already cleared and said my order was complete so i just wanted to make sure everything was ok. again, only person there. i sat in the lobby for another 10 minutes watching what was clearly a manger constantly looking over at me and laughing, throwing stuff around and obviously trying to ignore me. she finally comes out and goes "you had the mobile order right". i said yes i did, just take your time. she comes right out with it after i watched her grab it off the counter and she goes, "next time just come through the drive through, it'll be quicker." what if you're too lazy to walk a drink out to a single car maybe you shouldn't be a managed. employees though are always nice, management needs a huge shift!!! read more

This place is so bad from start to finish. I kept going back thinking they had fixed the employee problem but no. When you could eat inside, the place was filthy. Now that you can't, you would think they could get it together. Help is hard to find. Maybe up the pay! read more

After you wait 30 minutes to order and for your slushees to come out, you would expect the order to be right. Especially after requesting the manager and you find that it was the manager that brought your order out. No apology for wasting your time...no attempt at trying to correct the mistake - just a smug attitude from the manager Jasmine and nothing to show for your time being wasted. I understand that it's tough in regards to staffing, but the lack of simple customer concern is appalling. Judging by the ratings though, this is a common issue at this location. A refund does not make it right. I didn't come to Sonic in 95 degree weather to enjoy the comfort of the drive in stall. I came for slushees for my kids. Leaving without what I ordered definitely put a damper on our Sunday afternoon. read more

Everything was good until my boyfriend had something such as the Sonic plastic or paper mixed in one of his Tots. Not sure how that got into a tots or was fried onto the Tot read more

This place is just terrible. Workers do not listen when taking your order, all of the drinks taste terrible, food is not fresh, bad customer service. We asked for four large drinks and we got one large and 3 medium and the girl at the window said she cannot change it. Just really bad service. read more

This is not just the slowest Sonic I've ever been to, but the slowest fast food establishment I've been to. Doesn't matter if it's the drive thru or the drive parking space be prepared to wait. I waited 15 minutes in a drive thru line with no other cars for two drinks and a small tater tot. Place is a joke. read more

No one answered on the drive thru. Which is was raining and there was no overhead cover. Pulled up to a parking spot. She couldn't figure out how to replace a fountain drink with a milkshake. Then they made me drive out of my spot to the drive thru window because it was raining. People need some training her. Also the menu on the board was backwards at the bay i was at read more